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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27
"FOR ,SCOTLlND."


On Wednesday night next the Scotch
residents Of Memphis and the descendants
Of scotchmen will celebrate the anniver-
sary OF. st. Andrews, the patron saint OF
Scotland, by a banquet, at which haggis
will be the principal dish, and for which
there will be special "brew o malt, " the
aroma OF which win ascend as tribute TO
the gods while the better part of it serves
to stimulate the imagination of hosts and
guests to far away rctrospects of great
people with great history. There will
be toasts and songs and speeches, but
running through IL all will be the golden
cord OF memory, taking men out Of
themselves for few brief mo.
ments and away from the cares OF All
ever taxing world. There is n provocation
for talk at the dinner table that is to be
found nowhere else. "When the wines
in the wits out" When the belly is
lined with good capon the blood becomes
generous and your real good fellow is
then in his glory. Oblivion Of all annoy
anccs is his for an hour, and Inc revels in
sympathetic companionship. Nowhere
else is 10 much OF that companion
ship 10 DO found as at Scottish festal
board, because no people yield so readily
TO the temptations OF fellow feeling at a
well laden table. This is provcrblal OF the
Scotchmcn of Memphis, who are so
lea to the Gland o. cakes" Their
dinners are always excellent, and their
purpose being one Of love Of country, they
never fail TO make the anniversary of st.
Andrew feast Of reason and flow of soul.
This year. we venture to predict, will be
no exception to the rule. The cuisine OF
the Gayoso will Dc taxed ut It's best, and
there will be no difficulty in securing
safe passage for joke without cracking
| a ScOnCe."
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cerned. They ought to be free TO work
out their own salvation, to make or mar
their own prospects. That they are equal to
all the possible emergencies OF self legisla-
ton no one can deny who knows
anything OF their history. Among the
greatest names in connection with the leg
islatiye history OF the English-speaking
people are those OF Burke, Sheridan and
Grattan. The first was one Of the most
profound philosophers Of his day, as well
rs its greatest orator; Sheridan, famous
as a manager and playwright, electrified
the elite OF England people at the trial OF
Warren Hastings by the greatest speech
Of that now historic occasion. lie sunk
his hippancy, his wit and repartee in an
appeal that has never been surpassed.
Gratlan was, in the Irish as well as the
English Parliament, a great leader, and
superb and convincing speaker. He was
essentially an organizer, but he was, above
all things, patriot lie loved Ireland,
and was true 10 her to his expiring breath.
lie stamped himself on his era us man
Of noble structure, aud under his lead
Irishmcn gave every evidence of their
capacity Tor scli-goycrnmeut. The works OF
these men and host Of others devoted to
the arts and sciences appeal in vindication
of Ireland and the Irish; they appeal in
yindicaton OF patriotic devotion that we
feel sure is to be rewarded with indcpcnd-
cnce ere many years go by, Representing
this cause OF independence TO which Mr..
Gladstone, the greatest intellect of our time,
has consccrated his remaining years,
Mcssrs. OConnor and Esmondc are sure
OF warm welcome in Memphis. Here
are no laggards in the cause OF human lib.
crty; here are no opponents to the divine
declaration of equality before the law.
Loving liberty ourselves, We admire the
love Of It in others, aud We have the
strength Of sympathy and support for all
WHO are, like the Irish people, nobly con
tending Tor IT,
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BlLD LIE and tIBEL.

The Rev. Bishop Mcknight, OF the Nor
mon Church OF Utah, stated publicly in
Cleveland a few days ago that an agree
mcnt had been entered into by the Nor
mon leaders on the one hand and the
Dem ocrJic party on the other 10y which
Utah Is 10 Doe admitted to the Union, with
the Constitution recently adopted by the
people Of that Territory, in return for
which the Utah senator's are to vote with
the Democrats in the Scnl tc and thus Sc
cure a majority in that body Tor our party.
Bishop Mcknight pays: 81 know that
President Cleveland lyors the idea as a
matter OF party policy; and that the Cabi.
net agrees with him" A balder lie than
this was never uttered. II measures
the reliance that is to be placed in a Nor
mon bishop. There is no one in or OF the
Democratic party authorized TO make such
a bargain, and II any man was egotist
enough To make II he would very soon be
made aware OF his folly-just so soon as
legislation looking 10 the admission OF
Utah was attempted. The Democratic
party. "a 10 Utah, Is in sympathy with the
country, and the country il unanimously,
outside Of that Territory, opposed 10 po.
lygamy. The country is also unanimously
distrusiiul OF the Mormons and will not
consent 10 the admission Of Utah to the
Union 30 long as they arr in the ascend
ancy. The people are determined 10
stamp out polywmy. II is a
curse-an evil that il searching
In the extent Of iis decentralization and II
can only bc dealt with succcssiullya and sat
isiactorily 10y extreme measures. There il
no Democrat oi influence anywhere who
has symplihics with the Mormon cx
crcsccncc, certainly thcrc j. not one who
would have the tcncriiy 10 speak Tor the
Democratic party ~ in any other attiiud,
hu, one Of unnlicrlhlc and bitter oppos
ton toward poIymmy
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found myself holding my breath during
their rapid race, until one passed through
the triumphal arch, amid the loud braves
OF the winners. The horses, ten inches in
length, are made of tin and brightly col
ored, each having track marked out for
it on the table. An arch, about one foot
in hight, includes within it all
the tracks, and the successful
horse is the one which stops
under it after the fourth round.
The performance is manipulated under the
table. 1t is all mere chance, of course,
but is skillful in catching the eye. Few
things in the world are governed purely by
chance, and there is a fascination about
taking part in game when we know,
although we are held so, we are in no wise
responsible for the result. | saw billiard
balls shot by fairy-like hands, but the
stolid countenance had nothing feminine
in il. Cards were hurled upon the table,
and expressions like "Der teufel' issued
from beautiful lips which grew bold in
the utterance. There was one woman in
the salon whose lustrous face / cannot
hope TO forget She lost successfully at
five different tables. | believe her
loss was translated TO me to be
something over 500. She must
have heen customary figure, and her
recklessness argued something in proof OF
her experiences. | never saw such sang
irOid, Only once was there evidence OF
perturbation, and this was when she be-
came the subject of hateful remark. "Du
llimmel," said some one in German.
"What does il signify? Let her
throw it all away. She has but
little more" For all her vice
she was Il woman, and truly synpathiled
with her as, with painful glance at the
party, she lett the room. ] remained UNI
I'll the early hours of morning, spectator
at this strange and interesting place.
During the entire time there was noanger,
no ill feeling, save that once. All
was conducted with civility, play
ful earnestness, amazing bon hom-
mic. When despair seized the
unfortunate, theygeneraly retired. There
were other apartments in the house where
they might find a Lethe. But lover of
human nature could never tire of watching
and wondering what difference this visit
these faces rs they entered and departed,
might make in destiny Women
were ever the steadiest at stakes.
The female mind in speculation,
ventures all upon a single act, makes per-
sonality, faith and hope subordinate 10 one
end, everything but condition OF the
something desired, and fortune and fame
tributary TO its accomplishment They
are quicker in determination than. men,
Drawer in trial, more passionate and
desperate in failure. They are true
gamblers only when they win.
Ipr MOoRR
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upon their skill in securing pension
or an appropriation. Even the protection
Democrats of Pennsylvania are getting
tired Of this ncfarious system, so weighted
with double headed curses for the country.
The Pittsburg Post, published in the very
heart Of the iron and coal country, speak
ing OF them, says it hopes to see "the
Democrats OF Pennsylvania, through their
representatives in Congress, united with
their associates from other States, in
framing and passing through the House a
careful measure OF tariff revision and in
ternal revenue reduction. It may tempo
rarily inconvenience some industries, but
better that than the certain and widespread
business disasters that will follow an in
creasing surplus, with no way to get rid OF
it but to adopt the Republican plan and
hand over the keys OF the treasury TO the
subsidyists and lobbyists"
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Hrr hr s1ua of ih' mHH.rl' .1Ir creations and
UufgfIWils ui pur luiluit..s tariff fsicn uh,h
ht.t 0prr.srl and plum irf.l Che people oi this
rluu.r through the p1uHr which Soc Tariff iT
conferred upon tiom.
tur llra,'mef -I.H. monopoly
The rur.blc -tc.I trust
The Sail @.orIaU,u.
Tho Coal combination.
Tho Coke combination.
The iumbof tfI.I
The sugar trust
Thr salt combination.
The Fluufi hg trust
The Nniur sarl.un inud.
The Wall Paper fHigt
Tho Windoa. Gl1s, combination
The iafb Win ring
The Lead trust
The school Slate trust
The sheet Zinc monopoly.
The Ru~la sheet iuu monopoly
Tai, d1r, not hy any means exhaust toe number
ni tafI1 90 mauonllics bit the above will enable
,nnsuucr. In the Unltgi states ~ form very clear
conception u the cSicui u whith they have been
plunIcpi ~ a sysionoi legal imud and opprc,
sion Philadelphia Rrccfi.
The above list comprises some, but not
al oi the monopolics that have been organ.
lied for the purpose Of limiting production
50 rs to increase prices 10 consumers aud
dcprss labor TO the point Of starvation
wages They are most OF them illegal
combinations, contrary to public policy
and good government, and have the effect
Of justiiying in the eyes Of the poor aud
ignorant. any desperate extremity that
grinding poverty may drive them to.
They arr the dirccfoaspring Of protection;
they are the children Of the robbcr aria
that has oppressed the people by high
prices on many Of the ncccs,aric, Of life.
They arr gigantic schemes that, in their
essence aud ia their outcome, are danger.
Gus 10 the liberties Of the people. Re.
lief nom their expressions can only
los had In one way-by revenue reform.
Revenue reform will proven, the accumu.
hiion Of an annual surplus that Is a con.
tinuous temptation 70 the sloppy.braincd
and asccphalas.hc headed rcprcscniaiIycsond
senators who rest all their claim, ior Office
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27
THE CASE or DIR. KELLY

Il an unfortunate one, because Il puts
him In the attitude Of an impulsvc min
is,cr, Of not bcing conyincingly In sympathy
with the Book OF Discipline, Of being
latent rebel against its DEGREES, and Of
being fair subject for compulsion by
threats Of the disciplinary chastiscmcnt OF
the church. II Il unfortunate, too, be-
cause Of the effect II will have upon those
who are beyond the reach Of the Method.
1T church, and who, believing in the re-
filming Influences Of the drama, are will
ing supporters Of the thcaicr. These
found in Dr. Kelly, ior few days.
strong and earnest supporter Of the drama,
who took a broad AMI intelligent view OF
its mission aud Of Ia effect upon our
literature and language llr .rccpgnizcl
is place among the noblrr agencies oi
our civilization, AMI because hc !. a
good man, as we'll ~ a scholarly man, and
stood ior an independent thinker. they
hailed his worls 90. having the significance
and weight OF nn ambassador Vt the
church IN markell sympathy with oar al.
,ancing agc. They welcomed him NJ q
divine who saw the USES AMI abuses 81 "a
dmmi, bat who was sufficiently discrmi.
native to separate the wheat ir,m the
chalr, and defend what lee saw WIS good.
BE-, some 81 the hihcu and brothers Of
the church, eminent In a. councils, and
who know mo- shadow oi turning from IT,
laws, having called him 10 account, he has
| yielded everything and, like arood church.
man, submits 20 the rules and regulations,
without rigid adherence 10 which the
Methods, church could not DO main.
tanned. Dr. Kelly acted upon an impulse
crclimblc 10 his head AMI heart. lie
acted upon a kindly impulse, prompted by
a chiwlpus feeling that the drama was
sore pp's-ci when merely defended
by a woman, aud that lac must ~ to her
aid. A brave and heroic soldier, he
yielded whore his experience and knowl.
edge as a minister should have interviewed
Ia save him. But he win know bcltcr in
iuiup, Since the drama lcit the church
the church has hal no usc for IL and but
little tolerance. 80 long ~ il served its
purpose Il was al right; nov that Il sub.
serves rs own purpose Il is al wrong
The church is hostile to aud hates aud
abhor the drama rs an agency Of the
down. This Il It's uncompromising aiti.
/ tulc anil ali who arc oi Il should rcmcm.
hcr this In future and shun the error
committed 10y the impulsiyc, kindly
nalurri and scholarly Kelly bet
us say at the risk Of Inconsistency Is
sensible In prcicring hls church 10 an
cphemcral cclat as the champion Of d
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27
TELEaRAPaIo BRIEFS.

John Henderson, father Of United
States Senator Charles f. Henderson, OF
Nebraska, kied at his residence in Phila-
dclphia last Friday night.
Robert Garrett has not abandoned all
hope OF regainipg his old place M presi-
dent OF the Baltimore & Ohio. Another
report is that Senator German may be the
next president OF the corporation.
The board OF sachems Of Tammany
hall, New York, met yesterday, and de-
Cided that the Democratic National con
vcntion Of 1880 ought to bc held in this
city, and 10 tender the use OF Tammany
hall for it, sessions.
The judges Of the New York city court
OF appeals meet Monday and Tuesday,
and the long looked Tor decision in the
case OF Jacob sharp will BE- handed down.
Rumor has II that four judges are in favor
Of setting aside the conviction, and three
in favor OF affirming IL.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27
Fearful Tragedy.

BlRwSGHAN, Ala, Nov. 26.-lnforina-
ton reached here last night Of a fearful
tragedy near Perida, ON the Louisville x
Nashville railway. A half-Niticd boy
named Charley Baker had wit
messed the killing Of the family
meat. Having been gone from the house
some time one morning with his brother
and sister, aged respectively four aud six
years, he came back alone, his clothes COW
cred with blood, and told his mother lac
had killed them, showing sharp butcher
knife with which he said he had done
the work. Following him 10 spot
In the woods near the slaughicr-pcn, the
mother sure enough found her younger
son and daughter stretched on the ground
in a pool Of blood, both with their threats
cut. The girl was dead and the boy
barely alive. While the family were
attending them, Charley disappeared again.
and. search being made for him shortly
aiterward, lac was found few steps from
the same spot, dead, with his iugular VEN
severed, evidently by his own hand. The
wounded boy is including slowly.
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nrR LRLSn nrr,rS no Rr

On Thursday night next, NJ the hall Of
the Young Mems llybrw Association, are.
ccpiion will be- given by our Irish fellow
citizens aud their friends TO Mr.. Arthur
o'Connor w. T., and Sir Thomas Gmlian
Esmondc MP, who are In this country
In the interest Of the cause Of lpnnd,
which h the cause Of national autonomy
aud national legislative independence. 40
American, native or niiurilized, can Gll
10 sympaihize with a cause that Il justified
hy our own conditions II national aud leg
isllii,c independence Tho Irish ought Of
right Go be- ircc people, 10 be free Of al
legislative coutrol boy the English Parlia.
ment wheW their local afIain are con.
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The Drummer.

Crcnads (Mlss.) sentinel
The drummer is the creation Of modern
commerce. Thirty years ago his pres
ence and his work were represented gen.
orally by immense posters and extensive
newspaper advertisements. Tho estab-
lishment OF one or two Of these
travelling agencies some years ago in n
few large leading houses was quicdly
followed by others, as the benefits accru-
ing by their intelligence and activity were
made 30 plain and palpablc TO their en-
ploycrs as TO he beyond cavil Consider
ing the long usage OF the old style Of repre-
Hcntation in the great houses Of commerce
in this country, no modern change
in the practice OF commercial prog
ress has ever cqualed the readiness
and facility with which the drummer
superseded all other methods Of proclaim
ing TO the world the aims and ends OF
legitimate trade. The drummer 10 bc sue
ccssiul. must he honest, intelligent and
pushing. Without the first requisite
Il would be- impossible for him to-
succeed in any business, in saying
that he must be intelligent, We do not
mean 10 say that lac should have a classic
education, but he must have q business
sense suitable 10 the interest that he rep
rescnts, and in proportion ~ he has that,
the greater will be his success. AZ iir-t
each drummer had 10 educate himself in
the ways aud means OF carrying ON his
business. But they have grown ~ rapidly,
and become 20 numerous that they con-
sliiutc a school Of their own, In which one
may soon be- indoctrinalcd IN all the
customs and uslgcs Of the class. They
have their own associations, their own
conventions and rules, and Il would DC
hard 10 find in our widespread civiliz1-
ton n morc intelligent or more upright
.nI nl mon.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27

Our Geographic letter from Berlin, TO be
found on another page, though very inter
cs,ing, does not throw any new ligh, upon
the Russo German difficulty. Until the
Car il heard from il is impossible 10 say
what the effect Of his conference with Bis
arckislikclytobc. Aycat deal ofgucssing
is INDUCED in, but nothing more reliable
than the first report has appeared. But
there is still reason TO hope that cordial
relations have been established between the
two powers. As to the forged dispatches
which induced the Car TO decline an in
tcrview with the Emperor at Stcttin, they
are still mystery. With II, and the sue
ccssion, in ease OF the Emperor's death,
Bismarck has his hands full. lie hns UNI
dcriaken TO coach the grandson Of the
Emperor in the finances Of the empire, and
in military affairs, with view TO his be-
ing substituted for his father. and he
seems TO have even ycniurcd upon adyis-
ing the Crown Prince TO rcnouncc the
throne in favor Of his son. Prince Bis
marck Is evidently anxious 10 pcrpetuatc
himself in power and the ratcs seem to
bc helping him 10 success.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27
nm Rn.ER NO HlRBOR RILI

THE RIVER AND HiRBOR BiLL.
In addition to what We have hitherto
published in TuE ArrENl in reference 10
the necessity Of breaking into II not
breaking up, the ordinary methods OF leg
islating appropriations Tor rivers and har-
bors by Congress, We present today n paper
published few days since in the New
York Evening Post, which, cmanating
from an expert, would seem 10 he concur
siyo in support Of 1uE ArrEAL's position.
The River and lIarbor Bill has hitherto
been one OF the mainstays Of mem
hens Of the House who have no
reliance Of brains or ability in them.
selves, the lame ducks OF every
Congress Who cannot afford to go home
and face their constituents without some
proof of their strength In an appropriation.
The sourc Of iobbcry the faint Of II at.
tachcs to every scheme, however righteous,
that is coupled with !, or Is part Of Il. II
Is an omnibus measure, crowded into
which creeks and quagmires ar invested
with rs much dignity rs the great river
tina, sweeps through the continent, or the
great lakes, or the greater oceans Of the At
laniic and Pacific. II has carried burdens
thai for petty mcnnncss were sufficient to
break down the integrity Of a whole State,
and IL has poisoned the minds OF many
even very intelligent people against internal
improvements. II has seldom been truth.
iul statement oi the prll needs oi the ocean
and inland navigation Of the country ior
safe harbors aud deep channels II is "a
encountered with appropriations ior creeks
and bayous that thosr ipr the more honest
purpose q NJ last asa ships bottom oitcni'
by cncun,bcring lanaclcs. This ought moi
10 bc tolcuicdany longer. Every scheme o
public improvement should be- presented
TO the HOUSE by itself Il should stand
naked to the public view and pass, II al
III, upon liz merits. The Mississippi AM
IL tributaries, the Lakes, and the Ailauti,
aud Pacific harbom nll appeal by Their
magnitude, and the magnitude Of the Ia
icrc,ts involved, Ia the country and 3,
Congress. They need NO aids Of flower,
oraiory, and, least oi ALL do they need
the Fictitious ~ fictitious support oi ih,
mcmbcr whose highest sense Of duty q
the securing In suucpliiious ways o
money from the public treasury. On thi
line the battle must b. fought The rive
and harbor bill should bo clcgalcd 10 IN,
tomb Of the antiquities, aud hereafter ih,
appropriations ior public improvement
be- presented, each Of them, as separate
measures standing ON their merits will
ample provision for pushing every worI
begun until Il Is completed aud pportc,
upon rs satisfactory by a board OF On
pinccr,. The cloud that hangs over rive
aud harbor Improvements should be Ills
10 PEELED 10y the abolition Of tho river an,
|, harbor bill by tho incoming Congress.
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Tm Montgomery Advertiser says thew
Is an exodus Of labor from the black belt
q Alabama TO the mineral region. Labor
rricn the money wages Il receives from n
railroad o. a mine 10 the uncertain re-
Enumeration oi a cotton crop.
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stNAwn NnuDANs Ideas mean ircc tmdr. AMI
frc trad' means the destruction IT the manuiat.
urng industries Of Alatama. birmingham Asc.
What silly nonsense this Is, when even
with the present high robbcf tariff the
steel aud iron manufactures are unable
20 keep English steel and iron out Of the
country.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27

TVS Memphis Atrial NY that the Louisville a
Nashville rsilriad company has pocntly bought
aquantty Of steel nails In England And why-
Because. even with tho duty added. they vrfr
cheaper Than the steel rails Manufactured In this
country Protection In this ease did not protect E"
This We copy from the Chattanooga
Times 10 say that II has not quoted ~ cor.
rccly. We said the railroad purchased
this steel NJ s32 per ton delivered, just 81
under the market price in this country.
Come again, commde.
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SENATOR EpNuNDs will introduce his
postal telegraph bill and press Il with all
the energy possible. II ought to pass II
would he n measure for the relief Of the
people, aud in five ycar will have paid
for itself, leaving an ample reserve Of
,,rnni
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27

Two THOUSAND delegates, II is expected,
will be- present at the conference Of the
American branch Of the Evangelical al
lance, which will meet at the Congrcgn.
iional church on the sih proS. The at.
Tendance will embrace MI the strong mon
Of all the denominations.